We Crashed our Precious Warbirds! 😱 Corsair VS Zero! 🔥

[@duffduffington843]

In true zero fashion, it resorted to a kamikaze attack.

[@CN_Planefanner]

Japanese air attack colorized

[@diaryrecorded5524]

this is funny - I want to build a zero but fear my ancestors would haunt me

[@mr.e.k.1787]

@@diaryrecorded5524 lolz

[@CN_Planefanner]

@@diaryrecorded5524 my grandfather who was a soldier wouldn’t care, we sometimes crack dark war jokes between us and he also enjoys the rc/drone hobby

[@ianvincentagraviador3273]

Kamikaze

[@alansmith4734]

Awesome! Could you make a B-17 Flying Fortress? Those planes were beasts!

[@Tyler-es]

Major warbird series

[@youssefa1328]

Ya even the one with the scar from the other plane

[@southernwolfgaming]

Finally someone who agrees with me.

[@hondoonaka1823]

YES, we need to see a b17, a b29 and maybe a b36

[@cameronhunt8044]

and then crash a zero into it

[@Keon_MkIX]

The video every flite test fan has been waiting for

[@owensspace]

Yes, I loved this video. Please have a 4 way battle next time to see who can keep flying

[@Redberry-000]

Yeah

[@idofivethings6222]

Yes i just wished they put bb guns but the Japanese kamikaze

[@Twisted_Adventures2]

Agreed

[@GamingGuys615]

Owen mcoll

[@havenhousetoys5241]

That was single handedly the very best piece of film I've seen from you guys. Amazing stuff id watch that every week!

[@NoName-kj2vf]

Cozy coop was funnier

[@FliteTest]

Thanks Anthony!! So glad you enjoyed it! ;)

[@chriscrawford1958]

@@FliteTest plans for the giant Corsair? Please!?!?

[@mukrrumkhan3362]

@@chriscrawford1958 FliteTest have great plans. I scaled upp the minis to 5 x and added twin monster motors along with retracts and smoke. My first large build. Amazing

[@PWN_Nation]

Amazing shoot all around, and these planes look gorgeous... So much freedom in one clip!

[@Blingle_bing323]

The pilot of the corsair earned the medal of honor for the actions he did that day.

[@TrainPlaneFan123]

gRamMaTiCal eRrOr!1!1!1!!1!1

[@Blingle_bing323]

@@TrainPlaneFan123 fixed it u happy now

[@BottleOwater1776]

Yarnhub moment

[@Blingle_bing323]

@@BottleOwater1776 Yes

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Call me a Flite Test boomer but there’s nothing like a massive combat crash to pull me back to 2015 Flite Test. It just gives me such a sense of Nostalgia for some reason. Loved this episode. Thanks for all y’all do!

[@joshbixler1261]

Can’t wait for FliteFest 2021! Miss you guys!

[@MrBAJ94]

Zero: *clears throat* "Uh... Banzai!"

[@fregtz735]

Hrmm hrccmmcrr... TENNO HEKKAI BANZAI

[@somecatlovingboi]

I like that Sam o’ Nella reference

[@MrBAJ94]

@@somecatlovingboi thank you for noticing

[@bittersmaybe]

Good refrence

[@komesan8979]

@ณัชพน กมลสุตโกศล hold up what your LAUNENAGE

[@HeinzeC1]

I'm going to be completely honest. I found you guys in march or something like that at the beginning of the pandemic. I subscribed right away and stayed, not for the RC planes, but for the people. I'm not a plane or RC enthusiast in the slightest, but the videos are entertaining and the talent is so wholesome and such a joy to watch.

[@FliteTest]

Thanks so much for the kind words Carson! We are so happy to have you part of the Flite Test family! Keep on being awesome! ;)

[@dutchloveRC]

when I first found this channel I thought " they're kind of weird" sorry, but i soon fell in love with the wholesome family love this show brings every week, love you guys

[@chriscrawford1958]

@@FliteTest, I have everything needed to make the giant Corsair except the plans. Any updates on when they’ll be available?

[@RunV5]

"You got a hole in your right wing!!"

[@air-headedaviator1805]

*Birds of Steel flashbacks intensify*

[@szajba8106]

Well, this is quote from war thunder

[@dutchloveRC]

drink a Red Bull ; )

[@EdwardCree]

/me attacks the D point

[@nicholasheggerud5750]

War thunder

[@NURKFPV]

TIL I need launch assist. Badly.

[@scoutworks]

I thought the same thing!

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Flying a Tesla.

[@tonyurback4919]

I loved the video nothing says I love, you more when the son kamikazes Into the Dad ! funny great loved it or ? did Dad kamikaze into the son for a sure win??? LOL. CAN'T decide which plane I like more??

[@FliteTest]

Haha! Bro, come on out and we will set you up buddy! ;) Miss ya bud! Hope your doing well! - Stefan

[@davidfrench1325]

Flight test where can I get your foam board?

[@zenistu5789]

The fight starts at 13:30 this is so I can watch it whenever I want it’s awesome! The crash is at 14:15

[@ajkdoesthings1303]

Thanks

[@meusfeitusfeitus]

to me, pretty much the best episode yet. The cinematic touch and the drama of the crash was awesome, loved it. Thank you for that...

[@rickyh2896]

A professor I worked for who is a multi award winning RC acrobatics pilot always told me "a nose heavy plane flies poorly, a tail heavy plane flies once"

[@fregtz735]

Y tho

[@jamieg6432]

@@fregtz735 i have no clue abt any of this stuff, butt i’d assume the nose heavy plane keeps diving so you’d have to keep pulling it up, and a tail heavy plane would probably keep doing loops and rip the tail wing up if you attempt to land

[@rukaiyainamdar9197]

“You could put us in combat and we will never hit each other”(2:41)

[@shadowofchaos8932]

What goes up, finds a way to come down. Epic flight.

[@frasersteen]

That zero came in like some divine wind.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

😉😉😂

[@dkkids]

I see what you did there!

[@diaryrecorded5524]

@@dkkids I am missing the joke... please help?

[@MrMBinder]

@@diaryrecorded5524 "Divine wind" is "kamikaze", I'm sure Google can help you explain the rest.

[@Clonerro]

@@diaryrecorded5524 BANZAI !!!!

[@theboostedbass5297]

14:28 "you aint from japan if you aint never done this befo" -Kamikaze Pilot

[@fregtz735]

TENNO HEKKAI BANZAI!!!

[@thomasohanlon1060]

Was enjoyable but I still say you should have stripped down some airsoft pistols and had a real dogfight. Just think FPS gun sight view from a Corsair at a zero. Well we can only hope that they will revisit it someday.

[@blinthepannkek6173]

That would have been so great...

[@Keon_MkIX]

That wouldn’t really work as airsoft can’t really penetrate foam board and it would never down an enemy plane

[@thomasohanlon1060]

@@Keon_MkIX the same cutting a paper streamer. But I think it's not something the average R/C hobbyist would do, yet had dozens of streamer fights. Bt it's just my opinion.

[@Keon_MkIX]

@@thomasohanlon1060 airsoft on planes has been done by FT and others before it just doesn’t penetrate foam I play airsoft and also taking into consideration how hard it would be to land shots and it certainly wouldn’t damage the plane enough to crash it just wouldn’t work

[@blinthepannkek6173]

@@Keon_MkIX but what if you replace plastic pellets to metal ones? No wait... They might add weight

[@epauletshark3793]

You guys need to recreate battles like this, that would be an amazing way to tell history.

[@johnboleyjr.1698]

Yes! That was EPIC! The camera angles were amazing. It may not have been the air combat battle we wanted, but it was the air combat battle we didn't know we wanted. And we needed that.

[@piratetaurussackinhaff9402]

Proud Papa for sure. Unbelievable footage, amazing flight. Better than all that, is the team you've put together to to do this, well, it's inspiring. You have such dynamics together. Props to you all. It's incredible to think, I've been watching Flight Test since Noah was literally a Piper Cub, and now he's battling it out with his Dad. How impressive. I only hope to see some women and young girls to add to the team someday,,, Noah...

[@bartonfink5051]

That was THE coolest RC crash footage I have ever seen! Thanks for that

[@thelastoferrathen613]

"The Zero's just built out of wood, the Corsair's built out of America." Best FliteTest quote.

[@Anhonestjosh]

3:52 thats me besides them with the bright yellow ranger and orange beanie! Flite test is a huge part of why I got into flying rc planes, and when I found out Edgewater was within an hour of my house I was there the same day! I'll certainly be returning soon as Josh and his crew are the absolute nicest people! They welcomed me to fly there with open arms and while I was kinda starstruck to meet the guy that taught me 90% of what I know about flying, Josh seemed just as excited to meet me as I was to meet him!! Can't wait for our next trip to edgewater. Ps we made a lot of memories that day as it was my 8 month old daughters first ride on a real swing (It was a rocket ship swing of course)

[@aquacache9028]

Nice decal sheets. But you need to have a "reversed" U.S. flag for the starboard side of the plane. The union (the blue field with the stars) is always toward the front when displayed on a moving vehicle or object; such as on the starboard side of a ship or plane, or on the right shoulder of a U.S. military uniform. And great looking planes!

[@superstreet1134]

Simply... awesome. Liked the warbird combat idea, liked that huge scale, liked the FPV combat idea and liked that intense final GG. Keep doing this like that guys.

[@SpartanChief17C]

Hey can you guys make an F4 Phantom on the same scale as the Warthog?

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

Hell yeah, if they do id also like them try to make an f104 Autocorrect cucked me

[@markfieweger]

They should do F4 vs Mig21 then put airsoft in and go fpv

[@helir00]

You two mid flight was really funny, Alex was cranking that chase quad, and Stefan breaks his duck with a great launch fella ! Major fun at flight test. 👍😝

[@jjlee4009]

14:16. The Japanese pilot fulfilled his duty to the country and the Emperor.

[@大和魂-z5k]

Thank you for making Japan's Type 0 carrier-based fighter 🟰Zero! I'm a Japanese person who loves America! Also, I respect you guys! Also, thank you for the always fun craft videos!! I'm watching from Japan❣️

[@jefferywise1906]

New nick name “The Kamikaze Kid” go Noah!

[@JohnnyWednesday]

I love you guys - family and friends. I do enjoy the flights and the builds - totally! but I watch because you're all so nice :)

[@ur_pilot_4_2day82]

hearing you guys laugh makes my day every time 😄

[@KNGexp]

I love WWII. A Vought F4U Corsair vs a Mitsubishi A6M Zero & uploaded on the date of my birthday! This is my favorite video that is uploaded on November 6th.

[@ayden5926]

This just represented the war on the pacific pretty accurately ngl Japan: Lost the war, but kamikazed the enemy in the end as a last effort. US: Survives kamikaze, wins the war.

[@farmerkid5516]

Japan kamikazed then we went into the war and beat them

[@ljmproductions1]

Wow, epic content guys! I know you probably would have wanted the battle to go on longer, but that was an epic moment; the best video either way. Nice job!

[@jarongreen5480]

God this video was fun! I ordered the Corsair a year back and got it about the same time and still haven't finished it...Been really busy illustrating my graphic novel though so that's probably why. Hope to finish the Corsair soon!

[@userTJ39780]

I built a mighty mini Corsair (Peter Sripol's design) last summer. It flew very wonky and lost it's life hitting a large A-10 in streamer combat at Edgewater. It has since been re-built as a mini master Hellcat. Now it flies much, much better.

[@skynyrdd1]

Revisit the RC Paramotor.... this episode was awesome, much laughter, thanks again for all you guys do for this awesome hobby

[@jackielinde7568]

Can't wait to see the NTSB accident report on this crash. Here are my guesses as to what the contributing factors for the crash are: - Pilot of the Corsair failed to maintain situational awareness. - Pilot of the Zero failed to maintain a safe separation distance. - Cameras for both aircraft were set up in a way that restricted the vision of both pilots. - Lack of communication between both pilots to assist in locating each other. Additional Factors to the crash: - Usage of external equipment that drastically affected the center of gravity and/or aerodynamic form of the crafts. - Lack of spotters or controlled airspace to assist pilots with situational awareness. Recommendations to avoid this accident in the future: - Encourage better communication with all pilots in the air. - Using spotters and/or controlled airspace to help maintain situational awareness of both pilots. - Switching to camera equipment that provides a better field of view. - Mounting hardware so it lessens the impact of flyability in regards to center of gravity, distribution of weight, and air foil/aerodynamics. The FAA will probably cite the pilot of the Zero for violating 14 CFR § 91.113 (b) "General. When weather conditions permit, regardless of whether an operation is conducted under instrument flight rules or visual flight rules, vigilance shall be maintained by each person operating an aircraft so as to see and avoid other aircraft. When a rule of this section gives another aircraft the right-of-way, the pilot shall give way to that aircraft and may not pass over, under, or ahead of it unless well clear."

[@raymondblanchard2213]

Sure, in a civilian world, a comical review but this was WWII wartime re-enactment and not over American soil 😂🤣

[@jackielinde7568]

@@raymondblanchard2213 Google says Edgewater Airpark, Ohio... So was over US Soil and (more importantly) in US Class G airspace. And, unless the reenactment is using US owned aircraft by currently enlisted military pilots on active duty, the reenactment still falls under FAA regs. EDIT: Even if the USAF (or one of the other branches with aircraft) were doing the reenactment, It would still fall under the FAA. BUT, the NTSB would more likely be assisting military officials in determining a cause instead of leading the investigation themselves.

[@matthewlomax5925]

Wow, you must be fun at parties.

[@entropy04]

TLDR; Zero used self destruct

[@nicholasheggerud5750]

Tldr: zero failed to social distance

[@shandonmeadows8620]

It would be crazy to see ‘ol Sprucey-Goose in this scale!!! Amazing builds and sim battle! Way to get him with some of what every dad has in store- good “ crazy old man strength” lol- fun video for sure

[@davidwarren9204]

One of the great things about foam board is that you can even enjoy (a bit at least!) their destruction. Balsa and high-tech crashes only make sad faces :(

[@raymondblanchard2213]

Waste less $$ more fun!

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

so true

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

That crash is a testament to these to planes the Corsair being able to take a beating and the zero having the structural integrity of a paper plane

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

zeros still were tough planes compared to more modern ones with much much thinner wings but still the zero was a paper plane lmao

[@flossfly1783]

"This is why we can't have nice things man!" Bad luck but great footage.

[@scottdaniels3033]

That Father Son moment! Keep up the great work

[@joshbixler1261]

Love every minute!

[@teaddict-]

This makes me wanna see a master series take on the spitfire, and maybe the fairey swordfish

[@The_C0llector]

14:15 When the plane said "KAMAKAZI BANZAIIII!!!!!!!)

[@SingleHandedly]

Josh flying after a crash still looks better than me on a maiden with a fresh build.

[@andreip5165]

This is probably the coolest video you guys have ever made

[@joevicmeneses8918]

That corsair is just like her real WW II counterpart, built to survive ; while that zero was completely a goner just like in WW II.

[@Untrainedpilot1]

Nice vid! You guys should do a Ju 87 German dive bomber with the siren I think that would be cool

[@Zachary-vm8lz]

Can you make a b29 with 2 digital fpv systems one pointing at the ground and one normal one person will fly it one person will be looking down a bomb sight with a secont radio to drop them

[@alexlollar3293]

So much this right here! Drop like 2 dozen eggs per drop. Make it look like carpet bombing !

[@floatzy1959]

Yes we need that

[@kampkrieger]

Are you above me? I am above you -> pitching up... Excellent!

[@brucebeamer2298]

They look great. Retracts? Putting them on your XT-29

[@timallen6035]

That was a Giant bummer crashing together like that. It was also Epic to watch.

[@lewisgower1954]

I love it when you put airsoft in the aeroplanes! I've recently bought my own but I don't want to destroy it😂

[@raymondblanchard2213]

No guts, no glory! Just kidding, I built some warbirds with free downloaded plans intending to just fly and not worry about crashing, but when done they look too nice that I don't want them damaged, either 😎

[@aaron756]

Lol the motor just keeps goin 😂😂

[@chriscrawford1958]

4030 motor awaiting plans for the giant Corsair! When can I download ‘em?

[@linecraftman3907]

take normal plans and print them bigger lol

[@chriscrawford1958]

@@linecraftman3907 only the older Corsair is available. This is a new model. New plans not uploaded yet.

[@raymondblanchard2213]

You'll have better luck taking the downloaded file to Kinkos and have them enlarge them. FT most likely won't, since they already gave us the plans that we can resize as we wish.

[@DCSCustomFab]

Moral of the story, dont mess with your dad haha Jbix always a legend 👍👍 this video really reminds me of the old flitetest days, keep it up!

[@Floorball_goalie]

where can i buy thhis?

[@robertwestall3456]

Great friends, great planes, beautiful day. What else could you possibly ask for? This is awesome and I’m soaring! Outstanding, this is what this hobby is about. Thanks friends!

[@maoristereo]

"Theyre gonna be...aerobatically...uh..." - Alex, 2020

[@ahmadsubki9384]

15:24 this is a pro gamer move

[@slysleuthsailor7714]

Hmm, I was wrong. They actually did make a giant Corsair.

[@scoutworks]

AWESOME VIDEO!!! I really enjoyed watching this one!

[@alfepalfe]

I am a simple gollum, I see precious in the title and I click.

[@semperparatus3685]

IN all the CONFUSION AND CRAP GOING ON I almost cried because of the normalcy of the day. THANKS FOR THE MENTAL VACATION!

[@Number1ikeafan]

I’m early and I love it and if anyone has suggestions for cheap kinda scrappy rc planes reply them. PS. Love that zero

[@cedarthetree76]

I may be really new to flying, but so far Flite Test planes have been really good for mods and are very resistant to crashes. Hope this helps.

[@jasonlette8550]

The Flite test mini foam planes are pretty cheap, you will need the buy the motor, transmitter, receiver and battery separately though.

[@cedarthetree76]

@@jasonlette8550 Very true, but if you are just looking for something to kind of toss around they are really good for that. Some Horizon Hobby planes are much cheaper, but they don't survive for very long. It's just what I would personally recommend.

[@averagecarguy420]

Get the Tiny Trainer from flite test. It’s as dirt cheap as you can go while getting an RC plane that actually flies like an RC plane.

[@cedarthetree76]

@@averagecarguy420 Good idea. I personally haven't flown that one (only the simple cub), but I was very impressed at how tough that plane was. A mini is also cheaper than a full size FT plane usually.

[@ForbiddenOldman]

Oh what a great action you did this time! ))) Thanks for the exciting video! Hit, crash! Now we need to do a crash with a quad, some kind of 7-inch meat grinder. Meat grinder against foam board, super.

[@ALLIWannnaDo]

I want flite test to make a flight that can take the landing gear in and out

[@IceeyYT1067]

If you ran out of ammo your ARE the ammo… - Hirohito

[@-amraliantar-7820]

HMHMHM SEEMS LIKE A NORMAL WAR THUNDER BATTLE

[@motinha3101]

Ikr soooo annoying

[@therc4784]

I’m so excited for the sticker sheet.😀😀👍

[@jrgenramdahl123]

Flitetest foem not avalible in EU for a LONG time. and last batch was damaged from production. Please FIX THIS

[@DrPACIFIER]

Now you're talking! Awesome! Long waited video.

[@ralphplayz536]

I’m second But Certainly No one asked

[@terrywells3955]

That was TOTALLY AWESOME oh man that was so cool can't wait to see the B-17 in the air

[@LightsCameraandLego]

All it needs now is airsoft :)

[@Xiphactinus]

That would be a good rematch!

[@FusionAero]

They needed six motors on a giant A-10 to get an airsoft gun and a camera BOTH off the ground, and the pellets could barely ding the foamcore of the target in the rare event they scored a hit. Don't think the tech is there yet. Maybe 5G will have the bandwidth for a cellphone-based system that doesn't have to haul around a heavy video transmitter. Laser receptors on the model that would disable a control surface, reduce engine power, or set off a smoke bomb or other pyrotechnic depending on hit location is probably the way to go for now.

[@LightsCameraandLego]

@@FusionAero that would be epic!

[@johnmuir3111]

THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BESTTTTTTT BATTLE I'VE EVER SEEN Y'ALL DONE

[@tobisakin7970]

First

[@acefromwithin2079]

No

[@topramen5884]

F

[@Keon_MkIX]

nice pfp

[@DripVanWinkle999]

Congrats

[@FloKoboi]

Josh marking his territory :D nice footage, thx

[@EdTheMole]

That Zero broke apart just about like the real thing at least in old old movies. Great video guys

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

Loved it, Guys... No better way to have Family Fun, than to Fly or Fish with your kids.

[@gourobkundu2173]

That's a real WW2 plane !!! Corsair's freaking amazing

[@microbuilder]

15:22 "Panic sticks" lol Good save!!

[@JeffWok]

Somebody please put a streamer on Stefan's hair. Hahaha. Great video guys.

[@m.rlullabymare8521]

I admire what you guys and gals have done to add imagination and reality to the RC aviation empire

[@theskeleboss]

I just started watching you and your already one of my favorites

[@vaibhavk4618]

Bro.. awesome video. Even I'm very bonded with my ft edge 540 but people told me that it was stupid , but now I can show them . Noah you're awesome bro , rockin it

[@metal_1joker686]

Dang such a heart wrenching moment... Rip Zero such a young soul lost in Combat 😢

[@Crispkind]

the Corsair is a real beauty to fly. once the alivator on mine got stuck at the bottom position, had to land her in some high grass upside down while constandly staling but she still flies today :D

[@tomobryant2070]

Your videos make my jaw drop more than any other channel I can think of x)

[@74360CUDA]

Cool Flight Jackets guys!!

[@braylonhancock]

Amazing Video! Keep up the good work! 😊

[@donaldvojtush2013]

great show guys keep them coming

[@MatsGarage]

Wow Josh's save to land it was epic !

[@mattsach5589]

The thing about the f4u-4 Corsair is that it was mostly a naval battle plane so it wasn’t all blue the top was a dark blue and the bottom was a light blue

[@goatslayerwp]

Now this is a battle! Way better than just streamers!

[@takeaflightfpv8006]

Intense ! Good flight still guys !

[@VvImpalervV]

Not the video you guys intended, but an AMAZING video to watch! Well done!

[@gryfandjane]

Wow, the onboard cameras did a fantastic job of capturing the carnage. Great stuff!

[@flying-oyvinator]

that center camera on the blue plane is a 360 camera.. insta brand.. an older version..